Stanford, the defending NCAA champion, is the top-ranked team in the poll after receiving 19 first-place votes. Alabama is second and received three first-place votes and is followed by Georgia (three first-place votes), Florida (one first-place vote) and UCLA (six first-place votes).

USC is sixth, followed by Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Charlotte. Texas A&M is 11th, while the Rebels are 12th.

Jamie Lovemark, a sophomore at USC, is No. 1 on Golf World's list of the "Top 50 Male Players to Watch." UNLV senior Jarred Texter was the Rebels' only player included in the top 50. Texter turned in six top-10 finishes as a junior last year and was honorable mention for All-America honors. He recorded a 71.40 stroke average in a team-high 35 rounds last year.

UNLV, which enters its 21st season under head coach Dwaine Knight, will open the 2007-08 season at the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational in Toledo, Ohio on Sept. 10. The squad returns eight letterwinners from last season.

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2007-08 GOLF WORLD/NIKE GOLF COACHES' PRESEASON POLL
RANK        TEAM        POINTS         2007 NCAA FINISH
1.        Stanford (19)        759        Win          
2.        Alabama (3)        714        6th
3.        Georgia (3)        679        2nd
4.        Florida (1)        659        9th
5.        UCLA (6)        636        7th
6.        Southern California        609        MC
7.        Oklahoma State        587        15th
8.        Georgia Tech        501        8th
9.        Clemson        465        DNP
10.        Charlotte        411        T3rd
11.        Texas A&M        366        DNP
12.        UNLV        362        DNP
13.        Coastal Carolina        338        5th
14.        Tennessee        331        MC
15.        Florida State        325        T13th
16.        Lamar        291        T3rd
17.        Duke        283        T-13    
18.        Arizona State        278        MC
19.        Louisville        189        MC
20.        South Carolina        180        T11th
21.        East Tennessee State        178        MC      
22.        Texas        172        T11th
23.        Wake Forest        166        MC
24.        Georgia State        142        MC
25.        Arizona        138        MC

Others receiving votes: Minnesota, 129; BYU, 115; Tulsa, 107; North Carolina, 94; Auburn, 57; Texas Tech, 31; Michigan State, 21; Washington, 12; East Carolina, 11; Northwestern, 11; Vanderbilt, 11; TCU, 9; Mississippi, 5; Central Florida, 5; Chattanooga, 4; Virginia Tech, 3; New Mexico, 2; Pepperdine, 2; Southeastern Louisiana, 2; Penn State, 1; UC-Irvine, 1.